From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Feb 5 19:57:42 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id TAA15086 for hackers-outgoing; Thu, 5 Feb 1998 19:57:42 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from ns1.yes.no (ns1.yes.no [195.119.24.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id TAA14993 for ; Thu, 5 Feb 1998 19:57:29 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from eivind@bitbox.follo.net) Received: from bitbox.follo.net (bitbox.follo.net [194.198.43.36]) by ns1.yes.no (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id DAA11472; Fri, 6 Feb 1998 03:54:50 GMT Received: (from eivind@localhost) by bitbox.follo.net (8.8.6/8.8.6) id EAA00858; Fri, 6 Feb 1998 04:54:50 +0100 (MET) Message-ID: <19980206045449.56750@follo.net> Date: Fri, 6 Feb 1998 04:54:50 +0100 From: Eivind Eklund To: Richard Wackerbarth Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: boot floppy banner References: <199802060249.NAA02350@dingo.cdrom.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.88e In-Reply-To: ; from Richard Wackerbarth on Thu, Feb 05, 1998 at 09:12:10PM -0600 Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG X-To-Unsubscribe: mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org "unsubscribe hackers" On Thu, Feb 05, 1998 at 09:12:10PM -0600, Richard Wackerbarth wrote: > If "init" opens only a stub in the root, I can configure > that stub to mount "/etc" BEFORE we proceed to use it. > > For the default case, "/.rc" can simply link to "/etc/rc". > However, I have my "hook" where I need it. You already have it. You can replace /etc/rc in your root file system with a simple shell script #!/bin/sh exec /.rc and you have the behaviour you seem to want. You can then proceed to mount something else atop /etc. Eivind.